| 1. Development of community-based ethnic and panethnic coalitions. |
Recruit and support collaboration with health and non–health-related sectors. Recruit and support collaborations with organizations that represent specific Asian ethnic groups, pan-Asian organizations, and organizations that represent other racial/ethnic groups. Develop operational norms/guidelines/bylaws to ensure that its activities and decision making are consistent with the mission and vision of the coalition.
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Aids in gaining holistic perspective on health concerns of immigrants; ensures multidisciplinary coalitions; builds collaboration between and within ethnic groups. Facilitates the process of communication, consensus building, and communication between and among coalition members.
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Since 2004, CSAAH has spear headed the creation of the Kalusugan Coalition (Filipino American Health Coalition), the Vietnamese Community Health Initiative, and the South Asian Health Initiative. Each coalition consists of representatives from CSAAH and >40 different CBOs, hospitals, academic institutions, media outlets, and governmental agencies. CSAAH’s coalitions and boards include representatives from social service agencies, health care institutions, business organizations, workers rights organizations, cultural groups, and advocacy organizations that serve the Asian American community. A pan-ethnic conference committee was established in 2004 to guide CSAAH’s annual conference. The conference committee consists of representatives from 15 various Asian organizations and organizations that serve other racial/minority groups.
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| 2. Demonstrating CSAAH’s support, involvement, and dedication to local events in the Asian American community. |
Encourage CSAAH staff actively join and participate in the activities of various CBOs and, when possible, be elected to their advisory or executive boards. Attend as many community outreach events as possible for each of the Asian ethnic groups. Co-sponsor health and outreach events as well as conferences and symposia with CBO partners.
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Ensures responsiveness to community needs and promotes Asian American health issues in settings where recognition of Asian community may be absent. Demonstrates our support of community partners. Ensures CSAAH’s visibility in community circles.
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CSAAH staff are board members for various local and national organizations. Some of these include Coalition for Asian American Children and Families; Henry Street Settlement; Chinese American Healthy Heart Coalition; Public Health Association of New York; and Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA. CSAAH served on the planning committee and co-sponsored the New York City Hepatitis B and Liver Disease/Cancer Awareness Week.
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| 3. Formalizing relationships with CBOs. |
Create letters of support for new grants that delineate the partners’ roles, responsibilities, and activities to ensure that these items are not mere token gestures of community support. Create MOUs outlining the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of both the academic and the community partner Engage in 1-on-1 meetings to clarify roles and responsibilities of each partner.
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Demonstrates mutual understanding, respect, and reciprocity between CSAAH and its community partner. Clearly establishes the guidelines of the relationship between partners. For projects not associated with a particular grant or funding mechanism, discussions help each partner to understand the context of project and each partners’ unique strengths and potential contributions.
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For Project AsPIRE, the project director and key staff met with each community and academic partner to jointly develop MOUs that outline their respective roles in the project. CSAAH worked with the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) to implement a Health Disparities Research Training Program. An MOU was created between CSSAH and CBWCHC to clarify the roles of each partner in implementing the program and to outline the distribution of funds. The Vietnamese Community Health Initiative worked with CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities to implement a health needs assessment survey in the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx. A series of meetings were held to clarify roles and responsibilities of each partner.
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